Combined bicycle support and mud-guard



(No Model.)

H. J. KLINOK. GOMBINBD BIGYGLE SUPPORT AND MUD GUARD.

No. 541,762. Patented June 25, 1895.

WITNESSES 1.7V VENT OR W Ql/l MM /o Atty-nay n ms PETERS o0. PHOYQLH'HQ, WASHXNGTON o c UNITED STATES PATENT OFFicE.

EDWVIN JAY KLINOK, OF UTIOA, NEW YORK.

COMBINED BICYCLE SUPPORT-AND MUD-GUARD.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 541,762, dated June 25, 1895.

Application net anuary 31,1895. Serialll'o1 537,129. a, model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

of Utica, in the county of Oneida and, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Bicycle Support and Mud-Guard; and I do'declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable oth ers skilled in the art to which it appertains" to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

' Figure 1 is aside elevation of theinvention applied, its raised position being indicated in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the attachment as it appears when swung around over wheel,.the seat post being shown broken off. Fig. 3 is a front view of the attachment in position to support bi cycle. Fig. 4 is a detail end view of one end of bar D. Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the split spring clips. Fig. 6 is a detail view to show hinge which may be in bars D Fig. 7 is a section through one of the socket pieces B. Fig. 8 is a perspective view showing one of clips L applied to fork of rear wheel.

This invention relates to a combination mud guard attachment and support for bicycles, the object being to providea mud guard of simple and effective character which is capable when the machine is at rest of being readily and easily adjusted into such position that it forms a support to hold the bicycle in upright position wherever the rider may leave it. With this object in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts, all as hereinafter described and pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings the letterA designates the cover or guard proper which preferably consists of a thin plate of metal bent longitudinally to conform approximately to the arc of the wheel, and also arched transversely. I prefer to construct this plate from aluminum owing to the lightness and other well known properties of this metal, but any suitable material, metal: lic or non-metallic may be employed. This cover or guard is supported by means of a sector-shaped frame constructed in the following manner. Y

B, B, are two socket pieces, each of which has formed in one end portion a circular opening a, in which is loosely fitted a flanged washer or bushing b. In the form of the invention now being described, and shown in Figs. 1

and 2, these socket pieces are loosely fitted- .upon lateral extensions of the axle of the rear wheel 0 of the bicycle one at each side, beingsecured by nuts which seat against the flange of the bushingb, permitting said socket pieces to turn freely. The opposite portion of each part B is formed with a series of three end sockets c, c, 0 I

. D designates a rod or wire, which is bent into U -form, its ends being permanently fixed in the respective sockets c of the two pieces B, B, said rod supporting one end of ends are bent to form double eyes or loops d.

To these loops are attached the ends of a small chain E, the central portion of which has a ring E designed to engage ahook upon the bicycle frame to support the device in the position in which it acts as a mud guard. A

convenient construction and arrangement of this hook is shown at F in the accompanying drawings wherein a slidable sleeve is indicated as being secured on the upper portion of the seat post by means of a set screw, said sleeve having a hook projection for the ring. The said hook mayhowever be constructed and'arranged in other ways.

When the attachment is swung up over the rear wheel and the chain E is engaged with this hook, the two rods D are sprung together and the edges of the covering are caught between the two parts of the doubleloops or eyes, which assist in holding it in proper re lation to the wheel. A chain and hook E may also be employed to connect the rods D to take the strain off the chain E.

The rods D may be connected by a crossarm in the same manner as the rods D, but I ICO prefer the construction as above. -Uponthe. cross arm of the rod D is placed a rubber tube or sleeve G, which when the attachment is in the guard position, contacts with those bars G of the frame which connect the rear axle with the upper portion of the seat post, and thereby acts as an anti-rattler.

hen it is desired to use the attachment for supporting the bicycle, in uprightposition, the chain E is disengaged from the hook F, and the entire attachment frame is swung around underneath the rearwheelin the po-p sition shown in Fig. 1, raising the rear wheel from the ground. When the chain-E is dis connected from the hook F, the rods D spring apartso that they take a wide bearing and form a secure support for the machine. :rIn casethe rodsshould -be madeof material not:

capable of taking a spring temper, they may provide means whereby 'such covering and i the combination with a framerhaving cross, arms or rods, of the covering or guardsproper, having its end portions formediwithtwo thick the rods B may he readilydetached from the remainder of the attachment. ject in view, the covering is attached to the cross arm of the rods-D and to a second cross-armof the rods -D by means ofi spring clips K, which spring closelyaround the said:

arms, but 'from which they may: be readily disengaged.

To form the clips K, the ends of the cover ing or guard are made of two thicknesses of spring character which are rigidly securedtoeach other at It. At they are-arched away from each other to form a seat for: therod' with which they engage, being again brou ght into contact with each otherat le while their: end portions are flared away from each other, as indicated at- R In attaching the covering to the support the two parts of the" clipsmust's be fOrciblyseparated at k to admit'the cross= arms or rods. After these'rod's are admi'tte'd the two parts spring together again and the covering cannot be detached until they are again forcibly separated.-

The'feature of securing the rods D in the sockets c? by set screws as above described,-

attachment for .bicycles, comprising 1 i the socket-piecesB, B, ada-ptedwfior pivotal con nection to a'bicycle, the radial, angular rods D, D, secured in said socket pieces, the antiprov ides for the ready detachment of such rods.

In some makes of. machines, the "rear axle is not sufficiently long to permitthe connec-= tion of the attachment thereto. -In such cases; I providetwopclips L eachof whichhas a laterally-projecting *stud Z, threaded. at its outer portion. Theseclips are secured to the bars G near the axle,the said: studs forrning it bearings for the socket piecesB, B. 1 With thisconnection, the bushings may be omitted, as the =nuts'which secure the socket pieces need not be screwed up sufficiently to bindagainst said pieces.

When used as a support, the attachment With :thi

raises-the wheel t'rom the ground as above stated, which permits the rearwheel to be 1 $1. In a combined mud guard and support:

fdr bicycles, the sector shaped frame having the angnlarmrodswl), D, the socket pieces m "which said-rods are secured and whichare arranged to swing on bearingson the bicycle,

saidrod D1 being detachable-fromisaid socket piece, thecoveringhaving the split spring lugs WK whichf detacha'blyr engage the rods D, D, wand'the supporting-rods on legs D substanti'ally as specified:

i2. In aunud guard attachment for bicycles,

13. The combined -mud guard-attachment.

and support 'fortbicycles, comprising asector isliapedtframetarrangedr to swing .on bearings. not the' bicycle, 'awcovering or guard proper se-' cured to said tram e, the radial "rods or lugs D secured to theframe and adapted: tobe spread r laterally, and a chain or the: like attached to theisocket-piecesB, B, the angular rods D, D t secured in saidwsockebpieces, the rcover'secured to said rods, the rodsD arranged to have a ilateral spread, the chain attached: thereto,

andvmeans foriconnecting saidchain to the 1.

bicycle frame, substantially as specified. r

rattler on thetcross-arm of the rod'D, the covering. secured to saidirods D, D.,L the rods D alsonsecured in said: socketpieces, and the chainattachedtorthefree portions ofsaid rods ,Witnesses: r

GEORGE D. FRANK, JAMES G. FRENCH.

5. The herein described combination guard EDI/VIN .IAY KLINCK. 1. 

